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catharsis meaning in Tamil

துப்புரவாக்குதல்

UK/kəˈθɑːsɪs//kəˈθɑɹˌsɪs/

catharsis in Tamil: துப்புரவாக்குதல், துப்புரவாக்கம், சுத்திகரிப்பு, சுத்திகரணம். In English, catharsis means a release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a dramatic production (especially a tragedy).

Tamil words for catharsis

துப்புரவாக்குதல், துப்புரவாக்கம், சுத்திகரிப்பு, சுத்திகரணம், கழுவல், அடங்கிக்கிடந்த எண்ணவெளிப்பாடு

English meaning of catharsis

  1. noun A release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a dramatic production (especially a tragedy).
  2. noun Any release of emotional tension to the same effect, more widely.
  3. noun A purification or cleansing, especially emotional.
  4. noun A therapeutic technique to relieve tension by reestablishing the association of an emotion with the memory or idea of the event that first caused it, and then eliminating it by complete expression (called the abreaction).

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Questions about catharsis in Tamil

What is the meaning of catharsis in Tamil?
Catharsis in Tamil is துப்புரவாக்குதல், துப்புரவாக்கம், சுத்திகரிப்பு, சுத்திகரணம்.
catharsis என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Catharsis: துப்புரவாக்குதல், துப்புரவாக்கம், சுத்திகரிப்பு, சுத்திகரணம்.
What does catharsis mean in English?
Catharsis means a release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a dramatic production (especially a tragedy).

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: catharsis (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: catharsis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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